AIDS
did not go away with the invention of the cocktail
it just moved aside
it became the disease that americans gay and straight suffer from
but live with
not the disease that was genociding gay men
but of course Americans still die of AIDS
and many of them call the life they live with pills, terrible side effects, countless ill-nesses and endless affliction, not much of a life..
but our meds do now...provide a way to live with AIDS unlike the 80's
in
america
in Africa
AIDS is quickly destroying an entire generation of parents
and creating an entire generation of HIV positive orphans
to the millions with no access to health care
all the scientific research in the world means little... means nothing
means worse then nothing if it offers a hope they can not grasp
while billions of dollars have been spent and are still being spent in Iraq
it was considered a world wide victory when 3 million, not billion
went to supply anti viral medicine to africa
the same money spent in Iraq could save
millions of lives
think about that
millions of lives
not thousands
not hundreds
i would like to see this world pledge
that for every dollar spent in causing terror
and on stopping terror
even 25 cents of that dollar be spent on fighting AIDS and the spread of AIDS
world wide
i do believe we would then have a cure
i do believe we would then have an end to the largest mass murder
in this world
for every dollar
25 cents
that's all i ask
today
as you read now
google the nearest world wide AIDS relief charity and send them something
doesnt matter if its a dollar
send them what you can
and spread the word
next time you vote
ask
those running for office
what are you doing about AIDS?
next time you pray
ask your clergy if they support condoms in an effort to stop the spread of AIDS
i buried two of my best friends to AIDS
i miss them today
beauitiful adam
adorable alex
i have a great and beloved and wondrous person in my life today
who i can't imagine a life without
who fights this disease every day
and rarely complains
but i watch
i watch
i watch as he struggles
the endless battle
in my own priviledged
american world
with proper health care
AIDS has left gallons of blood
thousands of tears
how must it feel
to be in africa
at the age of 8
to be the man of your house
fighting to feed your younger siblings
having buried your parents
wondering when your turn come next
fight
back
fight
AIDS
